Predicting folivorous primate abundance: Validation of a nutritional model

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 55-69

  Chapman, Colin A ^a,b   Chapman, Lauren J ^a,b   Naughton Treves, Lisa ^c,d   Lawes, Michael J ^e   Mcdowell, Lee R ^f  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Center for Applied Biodiversity Science   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colobines; Conservation; Diet selection; Fiber; Folivores; Minerals; Nutritional ecology; Protein

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ABUNDANCE; DIET; MODELING; NUTRITION; PRIMATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; COLOBINAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTEIN INTAKE; TREE; UGANDA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; COLOBUS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREES; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; COLOBUS; COLOBUS GUEREZA; COLOBUS SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 1542288320     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20006     Document Type: Article

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